高明柱,1952年生人,字敬之,号寻径斋,祖籍河南邓州,居北京。中共党员,毛体书法家,诗人,国家高级书法师,国学大师,百年巨匠,翰林院特聘教授,中央美术学院书法系客座教授,“五个一工程”奖获得者。现担任全国艺术职称考级中心首席专家,中央艺术名家书画院名誉院长,全国书画艺术委员会主席,央广国际文化交流艺术委员会副主席,中国通俗文艺研究会理事,人民美术艺术家委员会委员。被中国文学艺术界联合会与文化部文化艺术人才中心聘任为新时代文化艺术人才中心艺术顾问,书画英才栏目艺术顾问,央媒文化组委会艺术顾问,中国传统文化发展委员会顾问,北京中国毛体书法家协会顾问,中国楹联学会书法艺术研究会副秘书长,中国楹联学会【中华国粹】诗词研究专刊第一届理事会副主席,中国楹联学会书画艺术院书法系教授,【中华国粹】特约评论员,中国书法家协会、中华诗词学会会员,苏富比研究所研究员。中国非物质文化遗产传承人物,中国国宾礼形象大使,中国艺坛流派宗师,“兰亭高明柱体”字体设计师。创建首批中国文化名人工作室:高明柱工作室、高明柱艺术馆。被授予:东方之子、一代方家、人民艺术家、人民艺术十大家,中国当代十大德艺双馨艺术家,中国当代十大文化学者,获书法艺术硕士学位,法兰西皇家美术学院艺术学博士学位。荣获中国文学艺术界学术奖,中国文化艺术节终身成就奖:金猴奖、金鸡奖、金犬奖。出版有《高明柱书法集》《艺术巨匠·高明柱》《百年巨匠·艺术典藏民族艺术名家高明柱作品精选》《中国国宾礼形象大使·高明柱》《新中国功勋艺术家档案·高明柱》《一代方家·高明柱名家艺术鉴赏》《高明柱艺术馆成立艺术特别专刊》《一带一路高峰论坛·中国著名书法家高明柱》《中国近现代名家书法集》高明柱卷大红袍等专辑,《鉴藏·中国近现代书画名家精品集》一书惠赠国家图书馆。
高明柱先生受祖辈的影响和熏陶,自幼酷爱书法、诗词,先后毕业于河南书法函授院,中国书协书法培训中心研修班,上世纪60年代初执笔学习楷书,70年代学习隶书、篆书及毛主席的诗词手书,80年代始学习王羲之书法及历代名家书法,数十年如一日默默耕耘,临池不辍。在创作过程中善于汲取前人的经验和艺术精华,主张艺术源于生活,从平凡的生活中挖掘素材,擅长观察思考、提炼、升华,并获取创作灵感,师古不泥,大胆创新,经过反复锤炼,逐步形成了用笔圆润,线条流畅,潇洒飘逸的艺术风格,创作出大量为人称道的优秀作品。受到了范曾、欧阳中石、张海等老一辈艺术家的高度评价。范曾先生在人民大学国学开讲时提到高明柱是在“用心写字”并题“诗书皆佳”相赠。权希军先生在高明柱大红袍专辑的序言中写到:“高明柱先生的书法,从运笔、用墨、布局、章法等来看,其作品布局严谨而不呆板,灵动而不杂乱,行草挥洒自如,古韵悠长而刚柔并济。笔墨变化多姿,潇洒飘逸,既有浑厚苍劲的气劲,又有温柔秀雅的情韵,承传统于字里行间,出新度于法度之外。真正做到了思想性,艺术性,观赏性的统一,德艺双馨,已具有名家风范且能为其他书家创作提升提供了可凭借鉴的有益启示。”欧阳中石先生也精辟的评点其高明柱的书法:“综观他的书法作品使人感到新而不薄,就【鸿图国韵】来说,华而不媚,成篇作品不失法度,少字作品不失大器,柔刚相济,雄秀并举,血肉丰满,结构天成。师古而不泥古,求新而不取宠。此乃众多古人铸于心、予以笔,集百家之长融于他自己。”博采众长的书法家高明柱,他的行草取毛体之狂放,融二王之韵致,摄米南宫之笔意,挥洒自如,活泼灵动,古韵悠长而刚柔并济,雅俗共赏,开一代行草风格。书法直取自然万象入书,大气磅礴,匠心独具,其作品大开大合而不失肃穆儒雅,潇洒飘逸而不失浑厚稳重,痛快淋漓而不失规矩法度,实可谓动中寓静,以静致动,静以动美,动因静生,妙趣无穷,苍静有力,气度非凡,美不胜收,有滚滚风云一泻千里之势,自成一体。当代评论家玉山先生则评其高明柱书法称道:“高明柱的行草书,取毛体之豪放,融二王之遒劲,摄米南宫之率意欹险,行笔婉转流畅,洒脱自然,笔锋颖脱,墨线内转外拓,大开大合,露锋以纵其神,藏锋以包其势,字字之间或欹斜、映带、揖让、向背、偃仰、错落奇崛,勾连首尾,上下呼应,纵横布局,跳宕回环,一气贯注,势不可挡。通篇之下而又绵绵不绝,如江流绕芳甸,豪畅奔流。笔墨疾徐纵横,如激雷跳荡,风卷残云,字态龙腾虎跃,惊蛇入草,飞鸟入林,而收笔又无往不复,无垂不缩。除草书外,高明柱的行书遒厚丰润,格调清新,结字笔画均承法度而又新颖独到,呈现出清润秀逸、儒雅朴茂、高古邵秀之美”。中国新闻网评其高明柱书法:“高明柱老师的书法创作理念具有合理性,其创作实践也证明具有现实可行性和可借鉴意义,获中国书法界广泛认可。我们今天看他的作品,已经不能以传统意义上的书法来看待。他与众不同的地方就在于他思考传统、反思传统,这是他对当前书法的最大贡献。他的书法是改革开放和中华民族伟大复兴时代的产物,是21世纪习近平新时代中国特色社会主义时代之产物。它沿自传统是中国书法艺术发展至今的新创,它表明中华国粹之书法艺术没有衰落,依然充满着持续旺盛的生命力。”人民美术网在“感受深厚底蕴——人民艺术家高明柱书法欣赏”报道中评论高明柱书法:“高明柱先生作品,行施武功的连贯之法,大笔雄墨,如风似电,一笔而成,行笔施墨,让人眼花不解其轨,唯在凝神聚气之后,悟其定势之威。先生的笔墨张驰有力,字体苍劲飞动,字形宽广顿挫,能够表达出,心胸宽广的品德修养。先看作品整体感觉,再看细节特征,章法改变,结体夸张,浓淡相宜,使视觉冲击力出现了更多的节奏和韵律变化。高明柱先生的作品体现着他书法的根深底色,显示了他书法的文人潇洒,性情与法度结合和谐显成臻美的精彩。先生有潇洒却不浅薄,显张力远离轻薄,有法有度,自由风流,逸如云烟,相当悦目。有粗细立体的独特表达,字字可突盈纸面,大有空间质感!这是感性与理性相互加持的书法奇观。这样的书法作品,可以装饰万家屏障,成为先生在书坛大颂口碑的见证。”
高明柱老师系2008首届全国十佳毛体书法家,2009年度感动中国十大艺术骄子,2011第二届中国最具网络人气美术家十大年度人物。2012年中央电视台先锋中国先锋会客厅以“东方之子·高明柱”为题作三十分钟的专题报道;2013年为纪念毛主席诞辰120周年,向毛主席诞辰120周年献礼,120幅书法作品在中华世纪坛世界艺术馆成功展出,名家对话栏目作二十分钟的专题报道;2015年天津人民美术出版社出版发行【中国近现代名家书法集】高明柱卷大红袍专辑2000册,全国新华书店经销。被中国非物质文化遗产办公室授予:“中国非物质文化遗产出版物”并授予:高明柱“中国非物质文化遗产传承人物”;中国非物质文化遗产艺术委员会以《中国近现代名家书法集》命名“高明柱大红袍名家工作室”;2017年广东广播电视台古韵今谈栏目以“中国著名书法家高明柱”为题作专题报道;人民日报袭古创今栏目人物专访以高明柱“继古人之神韵、开时代之新风”为题作10分钟的专题报道;2019年文化部艺术发展中心资质认证:“当代著名书法家”,国学文化艺术中心专业艺术委员会决定正式授予:高明柱“国学大师”。2022年12月18日,高明柱创作的书法作品《长城》、《长征颂》经编委会评审,分别入编国家文化公园主题画册长城篇、长征篇;2023年12月6日翰林院文化艺术中心特聘请高明柱担任翰林院教授及北京翰林书画院书画艺术教授;2024年1月担任中央美术学院书法系客座教授,书法作品毛泽东沁园春·雪荣获第十六届精神文明建设“五个一工程”优秀作品奖。
gao mingzhu, born in 1952, with the courtesy name jingzhi and the courtesy name xunjing zhai, has ancestral roots in dengzhou, henan and resides in beijing. communist party member, mao style calligrapher, poet, national senior calligrapher, master of traditional chinese culture, century old master, specially appointed professor of hanlin academy, visiting professor of the calligraphy department of central academy of fine arts, and recipient of the "five one project" award. currently serving as the chief expert of the national art title examination center, honorary dean of the central academy of fine arts calligraphy and painting, chairman of the national calligraphy and painting art committee, vice chairman of the central radio international cultural exchange art committee, director of the china popular literature and art research association, and member of the people's art artists committee. appointed by the china federation of literary and artistic circles and the cultural and artistic talent center of the ministry of culture as an art consultant for the new era cultural and artistic talent center, an art consultant for the calligraphy and painting talent program, an art consultant for the central media culture organizing committee, an advisor for the china traditional culture development committee, an advisor for the beijing chinese maoti calligraphers association, the deputy secretary general of the calligraphy art research association of the chinese couplet society, and the chinese couplet society [chinese essence] vice chairman of the first council of the poetry research special issue, professor at the calligraphy department of the calligraphy and painting art academy of the chinese couplet society, special commentator on chinese national essence, member of the chinese calligraphers association and the chinese poetry society, and researcher at the sotheby's institute. inheritor of china's intangible cultural heritage, ambassador of china's state guest ceremony, grandmaster of chinese art genres, and designer of the "lanting gaoming pillar" font. create the first batch of chinese cultural celebrity studios: gao mingzhu studio and gao mingzhu art museum.awarded: son of the east, first generation founder, people's artist, top ten people's art masters, top ten contemporary chinese artists with both virtue and art, top ten contemporary chinese cultural scholars, with a master's degree in calligraphy art and a phd in art from the royal academy of fine arts in france. he has won the academic award of chinese literature and art circles, and the lifetime achievement award of chinese culture and art festival: golden monkey award, golden rooster award award, and golden dog award. he has published collected calligraphy of gao mingzhu, artist · gao mingzhu, hundred year artist · art collection, selected works of national artist gao mingzhu, image ambassador of china's state guests · gao mingzhu, archives of new china's meritorious artists · gao mingzhu, art appreciation of a generation of founders · gao mingzhu, special issue on the establishment of gao mingzhu art museum, the belt and road summit forum · famous chinese calligrapher gao mingzhu the album "collection of chinese famous calligraphers in modern and contemporary times" by gao mingzhu and da hongpao, as well as the book "collection of fine works of chinese famous calligraphers and painters in modern and contemporary times" were gifted to the national library.
mr. gao mingzhu was influenced and nurtured by his ancestors, and has been fond of calligraphy and poetry since childhood. he graduated from henan calligraphy correspondence academy and the china calligraphy association calligraphy training center training class. in the early 1960s, he started writing and learning regular script, in the 1970s, he studied clerical script, seal script, and chairman mao's handwritten poetry. in the 1980s, he began learning wang xizhi's calligraphy and the calligraphy of famous calligraphers throughout history. he worked silently for decades and never stopped at linchi. in the process of creation, he is good at drawing on the experience and essence of art of predecessors, advocates that art comes from life, excavates materials from ordinary life, and is good at observing, thinking, refining, sublimating, and obtaining creative inspiration. he learns from the past, is bold in innovation, and after repeated tempering, he has gradually formed an artistic style of rounded pen, smooth lines, natural and elegant, and created a large number of outstanding works that are praised by people. highly praised by older generation artists such as fan zeng, ouyang zhongshi, and zhang hai. mr. fan zeng mentioned during the opening ceremony of the national studies program at renmin university that gao mingzhu was "writing with care" and was gifted with the title "poetry and books are all excellent". mr. quan xijun wrote in the preface of gao mingzhu's da hongpao album: "from the perspective of brushstrokes, ink use, layout, and organization, mr. gao mingzhu's calligraphy is rigorous but not rigid, agile but not messy, with free and unrestrained brushwork, and a long and soft ancient charm. the brushstrokes are diverse, free and elegant, with both rich and vigorous energy and gentle and elegant charm. it is inherited and passed down between the lines, and new and innovative beyond the law. it truly achieves the unity of ideological, artistic, and ornamental qualities, with both virtue and artistry. it has already possessed the style of a master and can be used for others." "the improvement of calligraphers' creation provides valuable insights that can be used for reference." mr. ouyang zhongshi also insightfully commented on his gao mingzhu's calligraphy: "overall, his calligraphy works make people feel new but not thin. in terms of the 'hongtu guoyun', they are magnificent but not beautiful, with each piece not lacking in elegance, and the few character works not lacking in grandeur. they combine softness and hardness, and are both majestic and beautiful. they are full of flesh and blood, and have a natural structure. they learn from the past but not stick to it, and seek novelty but not favor. this is what many ancient people have forged in their hearts and given to their pens, integrating the strengths of a hundred schools into themselves.".
the calligrapher gao mingzhu, who draws on the strengths of others, combines the wild and unrestrained style of cursive brushwork with the charm of the two kings, and captures the brushwork of the minan palace. his brushwork is free and unrestrained, lively and agile, with an ancient charm that combines strength and softness. he is both refined and popular, creating a new generation of cursive style. calligraphy directly incorporates all natural phenomena into the book, with a grand and unique craftsmanship. its works are open and closed without losing solemnity and elegance, elegant and elegant without losing richness and stability, and enjoyable without losing the rules and regulations. it can be said that stillness is embedded in motion, using stillness to move, stillness to move beauty, and stillness to move beauty. the motive is still and lively, with infinite charm, strong and tranquility, extraordinary grace, and beauty, with the momentum of rolling winds and clouds flowing for thousands of miles, forming a whole. contemporary critic mr. yushan praised his gao mingzhu calligraphy, saying: gao mingzhu's cursive script takes the bold and unrestrained style of the hair, blends the strength of the two kings, and captures the sharp and dangerous strokes of the minan palace. the strokes are graceful, smooth, and free and natural, with a sharp and sharp edge. the ink lines turn inward and outward, opening and closing wide, revealing the front to stretch its spirit, and concealing the front to wrap its momentum. the characters may be slanted, reflected, bowed, turned back, tilted, and staggered, connecting the head and tail, echoing up and down, arranged vertically and horizontally, jumping and looping, with one breath, unstoppable. under the whole article, it is continuous and continuous, like a river flowing around a fragrant meadow, flowing freely. the strokes are swift and swift, like thunder and lightning dancing, wind and clouds swirling. the characters are like dragons leaping and tigers leaping, startled snakes falling into the grass, and birds flying into the forest. however, the pen is drawn back without hesitation, never drooping or shrinking. outside the weeding book, gao mingzhu's running script is thick and rich, with a fresh style. the strokes of the characters and strokes follow the tradition and are novel and unique, presenting the beauty of clear and elegant, elegant and simple, and ancient shao xiu. china news network commented on gao mingzhu's calligraphy: "teacher gao mingzhu's calligraphy creation concept is reasonable, and his creative practice has also proven to be practical and has reference value, which has been widely recognized in the chinese calligraphy industry. today, when we look at his works, we can no longer view them in the traditional sense of calligraphy. what sets him apart is that he thinks about tradition and reflects on it, which is his greatest contribution to current calligraphy.". it has been a new innovation in the development of chinese calligraphy art since its inception, indicating that the calligraphy art of chinese national essence has not declined and is still full of sustained and vigorous vitality.people's art network commented on gao mingzhu's calligraphy in the report "appreciation of people's artist gao mingzhu's calligraphy": "mr. gao mingzhu's works use a coherent method of martial arts, with large amounts of vigorous ink, like wind and electricity, written in one stroke. the use of ink in each stroke is confusing, but only after concentrating and gathering energy, can one realize the power of its fixed posture.". mr. zhang's brushstrokes are powerful, his fonts are vigorous and dynamic, his shapes are broad and rhythmic, and he can express his broad mindedness and moral cultivation. first, look at the overall feeling of the work, then at the detailed features, changes in structure, exaggerated structure, and appropriate intensity, which create more rhythm and rhythm changes in the visual impact. mr. gao mingzhu's works reflect the deep foundation of his calligraphy, showcasing the literary elegance of his calligraphy. the harmonious combination of temperament and law creates an exquisite brilliance. the gentleman is elegant but not shallow, showing tension away from light and thin, with methods and moderation, free and flowing, as elegant as clouds and smoke, quite pleasing to the eye. there is a unique expression of thickness and depth, with words that can protrude and fill the paper surface, providing a great sense of spatial texture! this is a calligraphy spectacle that combines sensibility and rationality. such calligraphy works can decorate the barriers of countless families and become a witness to the master's praise and reputation in the literary world
teacher gao mingzhu was one of the top ten calligraphy artists in china in 2008, one of the top ten moving artists in china in 2009, and one of the top ten most popular online artists in china in 2011. in 2012, cctv pioneer china vanguard reception hall gave a 30 minute special report titled "the son of the east: gao mingzhu"; in 2013, to commemorate the 120th anniversary of chairman mao's birth, 120 calligraphy works were successfully exhibited at the world art museum of the chinese century altar, with a 20 minute special report on the dialogue column between famous artists; in 2015, tianjin people's fine arts publishing house published and distributed 2000 copies of gao mingzhu's da hongpao album, a collection of chinese modern and contemporary calligraphers, distributed by xinhua bookstore nationwide. was awarded the title of "china intangible cultural heritage publication" by the china intangible cultural heritage office and was awarded the title of "china intangible cultural heritage inheritor" by gao mingzhu; the china intangible cultural heritage art committee named "gao mingzhu dahongpao famous artists studio" after the "collection of calligraphy by famous chinese modern and contemporary masters"; in 2017, the gu yun jin tan program of guangdong radio and television station gave a special report titled "famous chinese calligrapher gao mingzhu"; a 10 minute special report titled "inheriting the charm of the ancients and opening up a new era" by gao mingzhu in the column of inheriting the past and creating the present by people's daily; in 2019, the qualification certification of the art development center of the ministry of culture was "contemporary famous calligrapher". the professional art committee of the national studies culture and art center decided to officially award gao mingzhu as "national studies master". on december 18, 2022, gao mingzhu's calligraphy works "the great wall" and "ode to the long march" were reviewed by the editorial committee and respectively included in the national cultural park theme album for the great wall and the long march; on december 6, 2023, the hanlin academy cultural and art center specially invited gao mingzhu to serve as a professor at the hanlin academy and a professor of calligraphy and painting art at the beijing hanlin academy of painting and calligraphy; in january 2024, he served as a visiting professor at the calligraphy department of the central academy of fine arts, and his calligraphy work mao zedong qinyuan spring snow won the excellent work award of the 16th "five one project" for spiritual civilization construction.
